Broadening the scope of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Article Abstract:

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 may cover discrimination based on obesity as evidenced by the US Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit's decision in Cook v. Rhode Island. Both laws are intended to cover applicants who have one of a multitude of physical or mental disabilities. They provide for reasonable cost and safety limitations. The case's applicant had previously been employed at the same facility carrying similar weight and was denied re-employment based solely on her weight.

Cases, Laws, regulations and rules, Discrimination against disabled persons, Handicapped discrimination, Discrimination against overweight persons, Overweight persons discrimination

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Stroke rehabilitation

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Stroke rehabilitation aims at building strength, capability and confidence so that the stroke victims can continue their daily activities despite possible impairments. Many advanced therapies such as constraint-induced therapy, forced-use therapy, electrical stimulation and biofeedback combined with the patient' willingness to work toward improvement, help in retraining injured areas of the brain and stimulating the use of paralyzed or weakened areas of the body.

Health aspects, Care and treatment, Diagnosis, Stroke (Disease), Stroke, Stroke patients

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Broadening the market for health care

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The UK National Health System is in the process of converting to district health authorities, so that coverage is more community-based. Hospitals and other health care units can become more self-governing under the new system.

United Kingdom, Management, United Kingdom. National Health Service, Public health administration

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